Software Requirements Specification

Since the theory behind a research software can be highly specialized, this document helps the software developer to better understand the problem and any related requirements. It also facilitates communication between the developer and the domain experts to ensure the correctness of implementation. Users of this software can also refer to this document to understand its capabilities, assumptions and limitations. This document also serves as a reference for future maintenance and verification of the software.

Introduction

A brief overview of the problem and solution that this project is trying to address.
What is the software supposed to do, and what approach/theory are we using to achieve that?

This software solves the problem of...
At its core, it leverages the theory of... by ... .

• SRS
• Software Scope
• System Description
• Assumptions
• Theoretical Models
• Data Definitions
• Instance Models
• Functional Req.
• Non-Functional Req.
• Evaluation*